FREE Daily Meditations
How is that mechanism working? Why does the new car (or whatever thing we are desiring) make us happy, but just for a while? When the mind is happy, or even as in the beginning of this article, it is in a blissful state, it is focused, the scattered rays of the mind have become one-pointed; the mind is concentrated on one particular thing. When the mind focuses on one thing, whether it is an event, a person, etc. outside of itself, it becomes quiet. These external focal points are transitory, however, and conditioned in time and space. By their nature they are impermanent. Consequently, the concentration wanes. We attempt bring the focus back to them over and over again, but, as we experience over and over again, after a period of time, they fail to bring the desired satisfaction. We seek happiness in something else external, repeating the cycle over and over again.
With meditation, we are also focusing the mind. But instead of going to external points we are going within, going beyond the rambling, scattered rays of the mind to a an inner peace. We are using the mind as a tool to change itself. Through regular practice of meditation we're creating new, positive, uplifting mental habits. As the mind becomes quieter, it also becomes more focused, more powerful, able to accomplish whatever task is placed before it more easily and quickly and more effectively.
At Yoga and Inner Peace we offer FREE daily guided meditation services. We have 6 AM meditations daily, except Sunday. Sunday evenings we have a 5 :45 PM meditation service followed by a vegetarian pot luck feast!. On Sundays we have a 4 PM yoga class before the meditation. What a great way to prepare for a new week!